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Introducing Our Summer 2017 Interns

North Star has created blog posts to focus on our financial advising internship to shed more light on what it is like to work for us. Here are some of our wonderful interns around the United States. We have over 40 interns in our offices around the country; these are just a few of them. As we share more blog posts, we will be using other interns that were not introduced in this article!

SAM RENNERMajor: Applied economicsSchool: University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesOffice: Minneapolis, MNHow’d you hear about North Star?: Met Mitch Zimmer through a student athlete career fairPrior experience: NoneSummer plans: Going to his cabin, taking summer classes and football work outs.

BRYCE KELLERMajor: FinanceSchool: University of Texas at AustinOffice: Austin, TXHow’d you hear about North Star: Through a referral from an older friend who knew an advisor that enjoyed working here.Prior experience: NoneSummer plans: This summer I look forward to furthering my knowledge in the financial advising industry; as well as: staying in Austin working full time, taking online classes, and taking in my final summer as a student.

AMANDA BUNCHMajor: Marketing and FinanceSchool: University of Mary Hardin-BaylorOffice: Austin, TXHow’d you hear about North Star?: I was recruited by a girl I had known through my university to come in for an interview. Before she reached out, I had not yet heard about North Star, but was familiar with a couple of their competitors in the industryPrior experience: Before starting the internship, I had only classroom and case study experience, but I did have some old college friends that had pursued financial advising careers, so I was familiar with the business process in a very general sense.Summer plans: “My plan for the summer is to soak up as much as I can of this internship and its potential career path to have a better idea of what I want to pursue specifically upon graduating in December.”

BEN HARRISMajor: Finance-Investments School: University of North DakotaOffice: Minneapolis, MN How’d you hear about North Star: I heard about North Star through my parents who are North Star clients. They suggested I check into an internship here and so I emailed their advisor, who referred me to Jared Cardarelle, who got the ball rolling. Prior Experience: I have no prior financial services experience.Summer plans: My plans for the summer include a trip to visit my friend in Seattle and a couple of weekend camping trips in northern Wisconsin.

AMANDA DILIBERTIMajor: Finance and Real EstateSchool: Florida State UnivesrityOffice: Miami, FLHow’d you hear about North Star: Job posting on school career websitePrior Experience: NoneSummer plans: Visiting my family back home in New York for the 4th of July, spending a weekend with my boyfriend at his family reunion, and going to California at the end of the summer to visit my boyfriend in Huntington Beach where he just started his new job.

CHRIS THOMASMajor: Marketing with a minor in CommunicationsSchool: William Peace UniversityOffice: Durham, NCHow’d you hear about North Star?: Job posting on school’s career websitePrior Experience: NoneSummer plans: Annual beach trip with entire family, studying for Series 7 & 66, launching into pre-apprenticeship next month and beginning the journey of a financial advisor at North Star

HAILEE RHODESMajor: Business administration with a minor in computer information systemsSchool: Northwestern Univesrity in Natchitoches, LouisianaOffice: Houston, TXHow’d you hear about North Star?: LinkedInPrior Experience: I helped my grandparents at their insurance agency they had while I was in high school but only worked the front desk.Summer plans: Take two classes so I can graduate early in December and do this internship!

ANDREW CRAMPEMajor: FinanceSchool: Merrimack College (going back this year to complete a 1 year master’s program in management)Office: Boston, MAHow’d you hear about North Star?: School’s career websitePrior Experience: Yes I was a finance/marketing intern 2 summers ago. I billed customers and managed a sales summer campaign. Kept track of weekly numbers in orders sold, money earned. Did this for each worker and each website the company managed.Summer plans: To work hard and do all that I can do to be able to have a successful internship and hopefully turn this into a job offer to start my career with North Star.

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